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Mishnah: With regard to brothers who were also partners, and it occurred that one of them was summoned to public service, which is assessed per family, he was summoned from the middle, i.e., the profits or expenses of his service are divided among them. If one of the brothers became sick and sou
Talmud: The rabbis taught: This service mentioned in the Mishnah is referring to forced imperial service, but if one of the brothers engaged in a trade of his own volition, the profits are his alone. A baraita states (Tosefta 10:5): In the case of one of the brothers who was appointed as a tax col
The Talmud asks: Isn’t it obvious that if he was appointed on account of all the brothers, then the profit accrues to all the brothers? The Talmud responds: No, it is necessary to state this halakha in a case where the brother appointed was sharper, i.e., more capable, than the other brothers. L
A baraita states: With regard to one of the brothers, who took 200 dinars from the common inheritance to support himself when he went to another place to study Torah or to learn a trade, the brothers can say to him: If you are here with us, you are entitled to sustenance along with us. If you are n
The Talmud asks: But shouldn’t they give him his sustenance wherever he is? The Talmud answers: This ruling supports the opinion of Rav Huna, as Rav Huna says: The blessing of the house is in its abundance. This means that the extent to which blessing permeates a home is proportionate to the numbe